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The Methodist Review. This mid-1860s issue assembles long articles and reviews on theology, biblical interpretation, church politics, and foreign religious affairs. The Creation piece argues for a robust, immanent divine agency in creation, contending that powers and immaterial forces precede matter and defining a critique of plain materialism. The Apocalypse and its Exposition surveys apostolic authorship and dating of Revelation, weighing patristic testimony and linguistic features. The Great Election interprets the 1864–65 U.S. presidential contest as a providential turning point, urging abolition of slavery, civil rights, and reform within churches. Foreign Religious Intelligence surveys papal policy under Pius IX, Eastern–Western church relations, and ecumenical outreach, alongside continental debates on liberalism and church-state questions. The Quarterlies synopsis summarizes ongoing debates between Arminian and Calvinist theologies, defending freedom of the will and unity of Arminian practice. Across sections, the issue traces how education, virtue, and faithful interpretation shape religious life in a modern world.

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